Buster
| Buster | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Бустер; Slava Buster |
| Birth name | Vyacheslav Andreyevich Leontyev |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 25 February 1997 |
| Occupation | Twitch streamer, YouTuber, show organizer |
| Known for | Russian CS / variety streaming; StreamHouse; SLAY awards; Forbes 30 Under 30 |
| Website | twitch.tv/buster |
Vyacheslav Andreyevich Leontyev (born 25 February 1997), known as Buster (Russian: Бустер), is a Russian livestreamer and YouTuber. He is among Twitch’s most-followed Russian-language personalities (multi-million followers) and was named to Forbes Russia’s “30 Under 30” / promising young Russians lists in the new-media category.[1][2][3]
Career[edit]
Leontyev created his Twitch channel in March 2015 and rose through CS:GO showmatches and variety entertainment, including high-viewership events against Virtus.pro lineups and a 2021 StreamHouse co-living project with LG and Streamers Alliance. CQ / Streams Charts summaries ranked him among the top Russian Twitch creators by hours and peak viewers around 2020–2021.[1]
In December 2023 he hosted the inaugural SLAY (Stream Legends Awards of the Year) creator awards on Twitch, drawing career-high concurrent audiences (reported near 200,000, with a later 2024 peak cited near 370,000). He has also released music singles, opened the Rave by Buster PC club (2024), and held bookmaker and automotive brand ambassadorships covered in Russian sports media.[1]